A simple detox bath to help remove heavy metals

You can have chelation therapy for a small fortune with some results, or you can do this simple bath, one, two or three times for a fraction of the cost but with great results.

Buy at least 5 pounds of bentonite clay for an average woman, allowing one additional pound of clay for every additional 20 pounds of human body weight, up to 10 pounds for larger adults. But this therapy is not recommended for people who are obese, sick or elderly, since detoxification can be too exhausting. You can google the label Aztec Mud or just bentonite clay online or find it in some health food stores.

1. Run the water as hot as it can handle. You’ll need to block the overflow drain with a drop cloth or stopper so the tub can fill as deeply as you need for this soak.

2. Sprinkle most of the clay in a couple inches of water, reserving a pound. (If your tub is one of those larger ones, you’ll need an extra pound or two of clay anyway.) Swirl the clay around in the water to dissolve it well.

3. Get into the tub while it is filling, slide down and let it fill until it covers your shoulders. Increasing the water temperature to hot once you’re in is easier to take than letting the hot water run at first. It’s okay if your knees stick out. Keep it as warm as you can safely tolerate it.

4. Mix the last pound of clay in a bowl of hot water until it is like a sticky clay mask. Not too liquid. Put the mask on your face, neck and around your head. Yes, even in your hair to detoxify your scalp and brain. Of course, don’t cover your eyes.

5. Soak in the tub for at least 20 minutes. For best results, stay inside until the water begins to cool.

6. Before leaving, rinse your head and neck under running water, then stand and rinse your entire body under the shower while the tub drains. Wrap yourself from head to toe in towels after drying off.

7. You don’t have to worry about bentonite in your pipes. The bentonite will actually do some scrubbing on the way out. Just be sure to give the tub a good rinse when the tub is drained so the sludge doesn’t coat the tub.

8. Drink a glass of good water before bath and take one after bath also.

9. Afterward, you want to lie down and rest or go to sleep, as you may feel tired or dizzy. It is good to give the body some down time to recover from the detox. Also, wrap yourself in a blanket over the towels and keep covered to avoid a chill.

You will notice when you get into the bathtub that it is a light sand color. When you exit, you will notice that it is now gray, even dark gray or blackish, depending on how much heavy metal you have removed from your system.

This is one way to gauge your detox progress: If the water in your next bath comes out clearer at the end, you’re doing great. Keep bathing, perhaps weekly, until the water is as clear at the end as it was at the beginning. Also, on the days that you plan the detox bath, eat lightly and drink plenty of good water to wash away whatever has been churned up.

This bath is a necessity for children these days as they receive a lot of vaccinations that are made with a heavy metal base. Research has linked heavy metals, especially mercury (which can lodge in the brain), with ADD/ADHD and autism disorders, and aluminum with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Also, never let mercury, gold, aluminum, or any heavy metal get into your or your children’s teeth.

Most adults have absorbed heavy metals and toxins from antiperspirants, processed foods, cooking in aluminum pots and pans, dental work, etc. We could all use at least one of these baths, if not a series of three, five or ten, to restore our health and achieve a higher level of well-being from now on in the future.